James mitchell



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J. MITCHELL.

TURPENTINE SGRAPER.

Patented July 10, 1883.

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PATENT JAMES MITCHELL, OF BILL, GEORGIA.

TURPENTlNE-SCRAPER.

SEECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 281,110, dated July 10,1883.

Application filed March 23. 1883.

To ail whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMEs llIITOHELL, of Bill, in the county ofMontgomery and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Turp entine-Scrapers; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is aperspective view of my improved turpentine-scraper. Fig. 2 isalongitudinal sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a detail view ofthe blade removed from its socket.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

'Myinvention has relation to tools for scrap ing turpentine off virginboxes-that is to say. for removing that portion of the turpentine whichhardens on the tree before reaching the box; and it consists in thedetailed construction of a tool which is specifically adapted for thatpurpose, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A is a socket, made, by preference, ofmalleable iron of the shape clearly shown in the drawings-that is,slightly reduced at its middle part, and having a tapering socket, B, atone end, while its opposite end is shaped to form an octagonal collar,C, which is provided with a tapering central socket, D, square incross-section, which said socket is intersected by slots E, adapted toreceive a key or wedge, F.

G is a blade, which is made of steel, or of chilled iron with a steeledge. By preference I make this blade about six inches wide at thecuttingedge, gradually increasing the width to the swell, (marked 9,)where the body of the blade should be a little wider-say about six andone-half inches. The swelled portion of (No model.)

has a transverse slot, '13, registering with the slots E in part A, andadapted to receive the key or wedge F,inserted through said slot. Awooden handle (shown at K) of any suitable length is inserted into thetapering socket B at one end of the part A, and is held in placeremovably by a pin or bolt, L, inserted through holes Z I on oppositesides of the tapering socket B.

By making the blade G removable in the manner described a new plate maybe substituted for an old and worn one, whenever necessary, simply byremoving the key by which the blade is fastened to the shank; and,again,by making this shank of iron in the manner described, and of the shapeshown in the drawings, it affords a convenient grip in handling thetool, and also makes the lower part of the tool heavier, so that it ismuch easier for the operator to work with than if the blade wereinserted simply into the end of the wooden handle, as in theturpentine-scrapers now in general use. By removing the pin or bolt Lhandles of varying lengths may be inserted into the handle-socket B inthe end of shank A without otherwise disturbing the arrangement of theother part'of the implement.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States The improved turpentine scraperherein shown and described, consisting of the metal shank A, reduced atits middle part, to form a convenient grip, and having sockets B and I)at opposite ends, said socket D intersected by slots E, in combinationwith the removable blade G, provided with nut II and tapering tenon I,having slot 07, and key or wedge F, constructed and combined in themanner and for the purpose'herein shown and specified.

V In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J AMES MITCHELL.

lVitnesses:

JAMES C. RYALS, CHRISTOPHER O. RYALS.

